---
name: "WebCommon.tempPath"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/WebCommon.tempPath"
---

# WebCommon.tempPath(3kaya)

Get the temporary filesystem path of the file

## NAME

WebCommon::tempPath - Get the temporary filesystem path of the file

## SYNOPSIS

**String tempPath(** *Uploaded file* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**file** A user-uploaded file

## DESCRIPTION

Returns the temporary location of the user-uploaded file. The file will be deleted from this location when the webapp exits, so you must either copy it to a permanent location (filesystem, database, etc), or complete all your processing by the end of the webapp.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**WebCommon.Uploaded (3kaya)**

**WebCommon.allowFileUploads (3kaya)**

**WebCommon.contentType (3kaya)**

**WebCommon.originalName (3kaya)**